This guide is intended to help school IT administrators connect their Google environment to Edlink. You may need to connect your Google environment to Edlink for the following reasons:
- To integrate your Google Classroom environment with an Edlink-connected application.
- To enable Google SSO to allow your teachers and students to log into an Edlink-connected application.
Before Getting Started
You must be a Google Administrator to complete the integration process. If you are an admin, please make sure you have access to the App Access Control page in your Google Admin Console. If you cannot log into this link with your school-assigned Google credentials, you will need to have an administrator with additional privileges perform the integration.
Completing the Integration
The learning app that you want to connect to should have sent you an integration link that looks like this:
- https://ed.link/integrate/abc456789-efg456-123456
Access the link and follow the instructions to create an Edlink account if you have not done so already. Since this is the Google Classroom onboarding, you can also connect your Google account to expedite the signup process.
You will need to accept Edlink’s Terms of Service before proceeding, and then name your district.
If you don't have the link, let us know by reaching out to support@ed.link, and we'll help you get it.
After creating your account, choose Google on the Select Your Data Source screen.
Select the Google icon and then press continue. This will bring you to the following screen:
We recommend connecting to Google by creating a service account, but we will list the steps for each option below.
Option 1: Creating a service account
- Click on the first option in the image above. This will bring up the following screen:
2. Click on the link “Open the Domain-Wide Delegation Settings Page”. You will need to sign-in or verify your administrator account before you are brought to this page.
3. Click on “Add New”, and enter Edlink’s Service Accounts Client ID in the pop-up, then enter the OAuth Scopes. (Bot will automatically copy to your clipboard when you click them on the Edink onboarding page!) Leave the “Overwrite” option unchecked, then click “Authorize” and confirm parental consent.
4. On the Edlink onboarding page, mark this step as complete and proceed with the rest of the flow!
Option 2: Connect with your Google administrator account
- Click on the first option in the image above. This will bring up the following screen:
2. Click the link to visit the App Access Control page in your Google Admin Console.
3. Next, click the Add app dropdown next to the Connected apps table name.
4. Select the option OAuth App Name Or Client ID from the dropdown. Paste the following Client ID into the search box and click Search. (You can also copy this from the Edlink onboarding page by just clicking on the ID)
563820043496-o65vgllud5rrstbf8tg0rltlm5pbg868.apps.googleusercontent.com
5. Edlink should appear as the only search result. Hover your cursor over the result and click 'Select' on the right.
6. Highlight the box that contains the Client ID and click Select.
7. For configuring the scope, select your entire organization, unless absolutely necessary to select specific org units. The access can be filtered within Edlink itself and makes giving access to specific users easier down the road. Then click Continue.
8. Select Trusted, “Allowlist for exemption from API access blocks in context-aware access.”, and then click Continue. Click Finish and confirm parental consent.
9. Edlink will now appear in your list of whitelisted applications. Go back to the Edlink onboarding page and mark this step as complete, then proceed with the rest of the onboarding flow!
No matter which option you took, after you mark it as completed, you will now connect your Google account. You will be brought to an account picker page, select your administrator account and allow Edlink access.
You will then click Validate Your Configuration to confirm the integration has been configured correctly.
Once you've validated your integration (you’ll see a bunch of green check marks),
click Continue Setup. You'll see this final screen:
Well Done!
You've now completed the process! Your school's information will appear in the dashboard within 24 hours.
Any Questions?
If you still have questions, please contact our support team at support@ed.link and we’ll get back to you within 24 hours.